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The griffon vulture is 93–122 cm (37–48 in) long with a 2.3–2.8 m (7 ft 7 in – 9 ft 2 in) wingspan. In the nominate race the males weigh 6.2 to 10.5 kg (14 to 23 lb) and females typically weigh 6.5 to 10.5 kg (14 to 23 lb), while in the Indian subspecies (G. f. fulvescens), the vultures average 7.1 kg (16 lb).
Original – Gyps fulvus (Griffon vulture) Reason Nice bird photo; already featured on Commons, German Wikipedia, and Persian Wikipedia Articles in which this image appears Griffon vulture, Serbia, Rila Monastery Nature Park FP category for this image Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds Creator Kookaburra 81
Rüppell's vulture (Gyps rueppelli), also called Rüppell's griffon vulture, named after Eduard Rüppell, is a large bird of prey, mainly native to the Sahel region and East Africa. The former population of 22,000 has been decreasing due to loss of habitat, incidental poisoning, and other factors. [ 3 ]
English: A member of a colony of griffon vultures flying in the regional nature park Les Baronnies Provençales, in the Rémuzat region of France, flying over a sunny valley. Español: Un miembro de una colonia de buitres leonados en el parque natural regional Les Baronnies Provençales, en la región francesa de Rémuzat, sobrevolando un valle ...
Wildlife authorities and conservationists in Cyprus on Friday released seven imported griffon vultures to the wild after implanting tracking devices in hopes of ensuring the survival of the birds ...
Gyps is a genus of Old World vultures that was proposed by Marie Jules César Savigny in 1809. Its members are sometimes known as griffon vultures. Gyps vultures have a slim head, a long slender neck with downy feathers, and a ruff around the neck formed by long buoyant feathers. The crown of their big beaks is a little compressed, and their ...
The Himalayan vulture (Gyps himalayensis) or Himalayan griffon vulture is an Old World vulture native to the Himalayas and foothills in North and Northeastern India, as well as the adjacent Tibetan Plateau. After the cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus), it is the second-largest Old World vulture species, and among the world's largest true ...
The Rolls-Royce Griffon is a British 37-litre (2,240 cu in) capacity, 60-degree V-12, liquid-cooled aero engine designed and built by Rolls-Royce Limited.In keeping with company convention, the Griffon was named after a bird of prey, in this case the griffon vulture.